Geometry of Quantum Hall States Organized by Sasha Abanov, Tankut Can, Anton Kapustin, and Paul Wiegmann April 18, 2016 – June 17, 2016 The quantum Hall effect (QHE) is a fascinating and important phenomenon. Since its experimental discovery in the early 80’s the QHE continues to fuel work in experimental physics, metrology, fundamental theoretical physics … Read more
Complex, p-adic, and logarithmic Hodge theory and their applications Organized by Mark de Cataldo, Radu Laza, Christian Schnell March 7, 2016 – April 29, 2016 Hodge theory is a very powerful tool for understanding the geometry of complex algebraic varieties and it has a wide range of applications in complex and algebraic geometry, mirror symmetry, … Read more
Statistical mechanics and combinatorics Organized by Pavel Bleher, Vladimir Korepin, and Bernard Nienhuis February 15 – April 15, 2016 The purpose of the program is to relate physics and mathematics, and more specifically, statistical mechanics, algebraic combinatorics, and random matrices. The program will focus on the six-vertex model of statistical mechanics and related models, such … Read more
Geometric representation theory Organized by: David Ben-Zvi, Roman Bezrukavnikov and Alexander Braverman January 4-29th, 2016 The program will focus on emerging trends in representation theory and their relation to the more traditional ideas of the subject. The celebrated success of the perverse sheaves methods in 1980’s has led to development of a direction which may … Read more
Moduli spaces and singularities in algebraic and Riemannian geometry Organized by Simon Donaldson (SCGP), Hans-Joachim Hein (Maryland), Henry Guenancia (Stony Brook), Radu Laza (Stony Brook), Yuji Odaka (Kyoto), Song Sun (Stony Brook),Valentino Tosatti (Northwestern) August 17-November 20th, 2015 Weekly Talks are held in SCGP Rm 313. The theme of this program is the interaction between … Read more
Foundations and Applications of Random Matrix Theory in Mathematics and Physics Organized by Alexei Borodin,Peter Forrester, Yan Fyodorov, Alice Guionnet, Jon Keating, Mario Kieburg, and Jacobus Verbaarschot August 24 – December 18, 2015 Weekly Talks are held in SCGP Room 313 at 11:00 am. Random Matrix theory has been applied to many areas in pure … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is pleased to present a Summer Concert series featuring local jazz and classical musicians. SCHEDULE: Tuesday, July 21 Jazz performance by Frank Bellucci, John Marshall, Steve Salerno, and Keenan Zach Reception at 5:30pm, concert at 6:00pm in Simons Center Auditorium, Room 103 Tuesday July 28 Jazz performance by … Read more
The Iconic Wall: Milestones in Math and Physics May 8 – Aug 27, 2015 On view in the Simons Center Gallery Co-curated by Lorraine Walsh and Christian White The Simons Center Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition titled the Iconic Wall: Milestones in Math and Physics. This exhibition is in conjunction with the … Read more
Manfred Mohr: Pioneer of Algorithmic Art Sept. 10 – Nov. 12, 2015 On view in the Simons Center Gallery Curated by Lorraine Walsh The Simons Center Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of work by Manfred Mohr, an internationally acclaimed pioneer of digital art. After discovering Prof. Max Bense’s information aesthetics in the … Read more
The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics at Stony Brook University is pleased to announce the unveiling of a significant artwork titled The Iconic Wall on Friday, May 8th beginning at 4 pm. This is a site-specific permanent installation of stone carvings illustrating equations in math and physics. An art exhibition titled The Iconic Wall: … Read more
